TDWG 2017: Full Schedule

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[S10] How Did BHL Get to Big Data

Abstract
With 89.9 terabytes of data spanning over 500 years of data collection, the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is an important galaxy in the universe of biodiversity data. Embedded in those 89.9 terabytes are over 174 million species name occurrences and a currently unknown number of species occurrences, descriptions, identifie ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20002

Speakers

Martin Kalfatovic

Associate Director, Smithsonian Libraries / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Tuesday October 3, 2017 16:00 - 16:15 EDT
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16:15 EDT

[S10] Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature

Abstract
Through an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded grant called Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature (EABL), the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) has adapted its digitization and metadata workflows to accommodate small organizations outside the consortium that would like to contribute unique content to B ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20146

Speakers

Mariah Lewis

New York Botanical Garden, New York, United States of America

Tuesday October 3, 2017 16:15 - 16:30 EDT
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16:30 EDT

[S10] Scientific Names: Linking the Past to Provide Context for Knowledge

Abstract
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS - www.itis.gov) maintains a regularly updated database of global scientific names and their hierarchical or synonymic relationships. Containing over 840,000 scientific names, ITIS is an authoritative reference across all seven kingdoms of life and provides a robust structure for ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.19937

Speakers

Thomas M. Orrell

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America

Tuesday October 3, 2017 16:30 - 16:45 EDT
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16:45 EDT

[S10] A path to continuous reindexing of scientific names appearing in Biodiversity Heritage Library data

Abstract
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a massive, constantly expanding repository of Open Access biodiversity literature. It currently serves over 50 million pages of biological texts to scientific community. Metadata attached to this textual data dramatically enhances its usefulness. One of the most important categories of meta ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20186

Tuesday October 3, 2017 16:45 - 17:00 EDT
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17:00 EDT

[S10] Crowdsourcing Data Enhancements to Improve Named Entity Recognition in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Abstract
The Biodiversity Heritage Library's holdings include dozens of manuscript collections that are largely hidden due to minimal descriptive metadata and the absence of machine readable facsimiles. Transcription projects for collections are time consuming, intellectually intensive, and expensive for an organization to facilitate. Cr ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.17354

Speakers

Katie Mika

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Tuesday October 3, 2017 17:00 - 17:15 EDT
Capitale

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17:15 EDT

[S10] BHL’s Feedback Tools and User Surveys: Investigating User Needs for Data in Digital Libraries

Abstract
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a digital library dedicated to improving research efficiency through open access to biodiversity literature as part of a global biodiversity community. BHL currently makes over 52 million pages of biodiversity literature freely available and drew over 1 million visitors in 2016. Additio ... https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20003

Speakers

Carolyn A. Sheffield

Smithsonian Libraries/Biodiversity Heritage Library

Tuesday October 3, 2017 17:15 - 17:30 EDT
Capitale

S10, presentation

TDWG 2017

16:00 EDT

Martin Kalfatovic

16:15 EDT

Mariah Lewis

16:30 EDT

Thomas M. Orrell

16:45 EDT

17:00 EDT

Katie Mika

17:15 EDT

Carolyn A. Sheffield

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